Street Sweeper News

2008-12-12T08:39:00.001-06:00

Keeping Victoria clean
Victoria Advocate - Victoria,TX,USA
To operate a street sweeper for the city of Victoria, you have to have a class B commercial driver's license. "Pretty much all our street department staff ...
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Pocomoke pushes efforts to replace burned building
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
The other action taken by the council was to approve a resolution for a loan to purchase a new street sweeper and a new sewer jet machine. ...
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A sweet parade
Purcell Register - Purcell,OK,USA
The street sweeper was used, but workers went back early Friday to do another cleanup. One of the crew said the candy was so thick in the 100 block that the ...
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2008-12-09T16:51:00.001-06:00

Sweeping changes for street sweepers
Long Island Business News - Ronkonkoma,NY,USA
Apparently your average street sweeper isn't clean enough for Suffolk County. For that reason, County Executive Steve Levy on Tuesday announced the county's ...
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3 to 4 inch snow possible
Augusta Daily Gazette - Augusta,KS,USA
The street sweeper will be run as soon as possible to remove sand from the roadway. The sand will be removed from the primary arterial streets first, ...
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2008-12-09T14:37:00.001-06:00

Another Airport Buys a Schwarze Sweeper
By Schwarze(Schwarze)
Another Australian airport has selected a Schwarze sweeper for the important task of keeping the area safe and clean. Launceston Airport in Tasmania recently ordered a Schwarze A6500XL, mounted on Isuzu FSR 850 chassis. ...
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2008-12-07T16:53:00.001-06:00

Street cleaner finds $20000 shredded
United Press International - USA
4 (UPI) -- A street cleaner in Lincoln, England, says police have allowed him to keep a bag containing an estimated $20000 in shredded cash he found in a ...
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The Greatest Story Never Told: Modern Christian Martyrdom
Catholic Online - Bakersfield,CA,USA
(The Catholic Standard and Times) - Samuel Masih was a simple street cleaner. One day, while cleaning a garden in Lahore, the twenty-seven-year-old ...
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Margaret Hair: Taking time to breathe
Steamboat Pilot - Steamboat Springs,CO,USA
... who doesn't like to use canvas because he's afraid he'll cut it with the sharpened brushes and street-cleaner-salvaged metal bristles he uses as art ...
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Daily Mail

Poor to be hit by higher rates on personal loans
Daily Mail - UK
Currently, a City banker or a council street cleaner are charged the same headline rate on a personal loan from Nationwide. In future, those on lower ...
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2008-12-07T16:50:00.000-06:00

FYI: Street sweeper, mower on 6- to 9-week cycles
Lufkin Daily News - Lufkin,TX,USA
Q: When is the street sweeper and mowing tractor going to be in my neighborhood? A: The Street Department of the City Lufkin maintains 692 streets, ...
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Rebuild process set to begin
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
Town officials are expected to authorize a loan to purchase a new street sweeper and sewer jet machine that were wrecked by the fire. ...
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YOUR VIEW: Let's not lose sight of what government can't do
High Point Enterprise (subscription) - High Point,NC,USA
They said that they would have a street sweeper/washer to regularly clean the surrounding roads. They did in the begining but, for at least the last couple ...
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2008-12-03T08:23:00.001-06:00

Woman Critical After Crashing Car Into Street Sweeper
WFtv.com - Orlando,FL,USA
A driver was in critical condition after crashing her car into the back of a street sweeper. The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened early ...
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Woman hurt after crashing vehicle into street sweeper
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
A driver is in critical condition this morning after striking a street sweeper overnight in Orange County, troopers said. Florida Highway Patrol reports ...
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Ordinance slowdown
Wapakoneta Daily News - Wapakoneta,OH,USA
"I have no problem with the purchase of the police cruiser, but I wonder about the wisdom of purchasing a street sweeper at this time when it was documented ...
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Police Logs
Clackamas Review - Portland,OR,USA
9:05 am – A public works street sweeper ran into a parked car at SE Jefferson Street and Main Street. 11:09 am – Police stopped two subjects while checking ...
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Get Rid of That Yard Waste, The Right Way
KAIT - Jonesboro,AR,USA
Woodruff, "You know with the street sweeper what it's designed to do is pick up minor debris, minor leaves and roadside debris as well. ...
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2008-12-01T09:51:00.001-06:00

5000 line sidewalks for Christmas Parade in Santa Paula
Ventura County Star - Camarillo,CA,USA
The large crowd began to disperse, making way for a big, rumbling Santa Paula Public Works street sweeper. Paez looked up with a smile and said, ...
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Buffalo County OKs sweeper purchase
Winona Daily News - Winona,MN,USA
By David L. Brommerich / Special to the Daily News The Buffalo County board approved the purchase of a street sweeper, even though the deal to buy it might ...
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Christian Science Monitor

An American at Swiss gardening boot camp
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
... then sent it packing, blowing it off my hand and watching as it floated to the street below, where, fortunately, the street sweeper was just passing by.
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Bethlehem can fix its own problems
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
The money that the city will receive from the casino could be used to purchase a street sweeper or other greatly needed equipment for city employees. ...
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2008-11-26T06:34:00.001-06:00

BBC News

Vandals curbed by plastic edging
BBC News - UK
His kerbstones - made from recycled milk cartons - could easily be cleaned, he said, a street sweeper would easily remove any layer of paint that had been ...
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Council Saves Charter Battles Until Next Administration
HNN Huntingtonnews.net - WV, USA
Council, did, however, agree to the five year lease/purchase of a new three wheel street sweeper, which thanks to adjustments by Brandi Jacobs-Jones, ...
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2008-11-24T13:56:00.001-06:00

Sweeper driver died on first trip
Haverhill Echo - Haverhill,England,UK
By Derek Bish A MAN crashed his left-hand drive road sweeper and died on the first morning he had driven it, an inquest heard last week. ...
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2008-11-24T06:21:00.001-06:00

Council to vote on drainage ordinance
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
STREET SWEEPER: The council will introduce the first reading of an ordinance authorizing a contract for the five-year lease/purchase on a new street ...
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2008-11-21T17:00:00.001-06:00

Construction Wrap-Up Insurance Survival Guide

Despite the potential pitfalls for contractors, there is a growing trend toward wrap-ups on construction projects. Contractors are typically at the mercy of wrap-up administrators and are routinely held hostage by confusing wrap-up documents, additional paperwork and unexpected expenses.

Duke Mills, author of "Contractor Survival Guide for Wrap-Ups," joins the Construction Business Podcast to address the issues of wrap-up Insurance Programs and aid contractors in their understanding of wrap-ups so they may successfully pass...

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2008-11-19T09:17:00.001-06:00

There's no sweeping Mother Nature under the rug
North Kitsap Herald - Poulsbo,WA,USA
He's been running the city's street sweeper for more than eight years, hitting the pavement with it three days a week for three-and-a-half hours a day ...
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Car versus street sweeper
Australia.TO - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Both vehicles, a Toyota Corolla hatchback and a Hino Street sweeper, were travelling along Elrundie towards Channel Island. The Corolla containing the child ...
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PHOTO: Crash scene
Alton Telegraph - Alton,IL,USA
Police called for a city street sweeper to help with the cleanup, which included a large amount of broken glass on the road.
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2008-11-18T16:05:00.001-06:00

Elgin Sweeper Equipment Featured in 36th Anniversary Celebration of Clean Water Act
Officials met along the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Clean Water Act.

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New Vests from American Safety Vest Meet New Federal Highway Rules
American Safety Vest is offering a new series of Public Safety Vests meeting ANSI specifications.

Allianz Madvac Introduces the Madvac 61 Vacuum Litter Collector
The new Madvac 61 helps contractors clean hard to reach places.

2008-11-18T08:16:00.003-06:00

Snowplow damage? Good luck
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,USA
In that case, the plaintiff collided with a street sweeper traveling at 2 or 3 mph while straddling the shoulder and the road. According to the summary, ...
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2008-11-13T08:05:00.001-06:00

SANTA CRUZ: CITY TO DEBUT 'SUSTAINABLE' STREET SWEEPER
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
The city of Santa Cruz on Thursday will debut a street sweeper that some in the environmentally conscious community are celebrating. ...
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Boston Globe

Veterans Day parade draws smaller crowd, fewer marchers in Hub
Boston Globe - United States
To the rear of a street sweeper, about 100 members and friends of Veterans for Peace carried a sea of banners as they advanced on City Hall Plaza. ...
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2008-11-12T09:24:00.001-06:00

News & Star

Latest weapon in war on Carlisle's dirty streets
News & Star - Carlisle,England,UK
The machines use a suction hose attached to a street cleaner barrow to pick up the litter from underneath the cars. Councillor Ray Bloxham, for environment ...
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Ross staff shine in council awards
Ross-Shire Journal - Inverness,Scotland,UK
Janette Douglas, a youth development officer who is based at the Community Wing at Alness Academy and Steven Urquhart, street cleaner in Tain, ...
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2008-11-11T06:18:00.003-06:00

Cantonet street cleaner cleans up at CIWM awards
Waste Management World - Upshire,England,UK
The Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) Awards for Excellence 2008 saw Veolia Environmental Services pick up the Plant & Equipment of the Year ...
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Square before Xmas
Gladstone Observer - Australia
... original tiles were slipping and breaking because the sand they were bedded in began shifting with the rain and the operations of the street cleaner. ...
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This is London

Westfield's weekend rush-hour
This is London - London,England,UK
Street cleaner Abdelkader Maallem, 45, said: "Before Westfield opened it was much quieter on Sundays. Now it's like Oxford Street. The traffic is crazy. ...
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2008-11-11T06:18:00.001-06:00

Public to be heard on parking revisions
Catskill Daily Mail - Catskill,NY,USA
Originally, the streets had been designated alternative side of the street parking in order to allow the street sweeper to clean overnight. ...
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Veterans Day parade to be held Tuesday
Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
"Parade entrants are to line up at 7:45 am on 3rd Avenue and 16th Street, there are six divisions, ending with a street sweeper," said Dale Hiller, ...
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2008-10-30T09:33:00.001-05:00

Morgan steers a course to green future
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph - Kettering,England,UK
Morgan was given a tour of the depot, a guide to how the refuse collectors work and the chance to sit in a street cleaner. He said: "I really enjoyed ...
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2008-10-29T08:12:00.001-05:00

Council Approves Asbestos Abatement, Computer Hardware, Salt Purchases
HNN Huntingtonnews.net - WV, USA
Prior to discussing the agenda, Brandi Jacobs-Jones discussed a pending lease/purchase of a street sweeper. After one style proved unworkable for Huntington ...
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Woman dies in Monroe Township auto accident
NJ.com - NJ,USA
by Tom Haydon/The Star-Ledger A 82-year-old woman was fatally injured in Monroe Township when her car struck a street sweeper, then careened into sports ...
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Ohio trucker spills onion on I-84
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
... though eastbound traffic was reduced to one lane for more than an hour as crews used a street sweeper to clean onions off the road. ...
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Garbage pickup changed in Keene
Cleburne Times-Review - Cleburne,TX,USA
Council members also voted to sell obsolete public works department equipment to raise money for a street sweeper in the amount of $10500. ...
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Cameras put problems in focus
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
Another shows the trail of debris left behind by a street sweeper. Another features a flash of vibrant color: a scarlet shawl draped over a homeless ...
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2008-10-14T06:24:00.001-05:00

Humboldt Park street sweeper embodies Chicago neighborhood's sense ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Ofelia Casillas | Chicago Tribune reporter Six days a week at dawn Jose Rivera pushes a trash can on a shopping cart down Humboldt Park's business ...
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Council decides against buying street sweeper
Cleburne Times-Review - Cleburne,TX,USA
By Matt Smith/msmith@trcle.com Keene council members voted down a proposal to purchase a $10500 street sweeper Thursday for the city's public works ...
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OurValley.org

Around town ramblings: A delightful day for the Fall Festival
OurValley.org - Roanoke,VA,USA
One thing I do miss about not living in the old house a block away is the sound of the street sweeper cleaning the streets the night before the festival. ...
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Council to debate fire insurance ordinance
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
STREET SWEEPER: The council will discuss the first reading of an ordinance authorizing a contract to purchase a new street sweeper. ...
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Schools add a valuable resource
Glendale News Press - Glendale,CA,USA
Rick Reyes, former Glendale mayor, city councilman, police officer and even street sweeper, has volunteered to fill a guidance position vacated because of ...
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2008-10-08T18:56:00.001-05:00

Lingle takes delivery of new street sweeper
Lingle Guide - Lingle,WY,USA
The Town of Lingle took delivery of a brand new street sweeper on Oct. 1. The new Elgin Pelican Sweeper replaces an old sweeper that was traded in. ...
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Council tackles sewage plant problems at meeting
The Review - East Liverpool,OH,USA
Council discussed a street sweeper that has not been in working order "since the day they bought the thing," according to Saracco. The street sweeper was ...
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Council renames city streets, honors citizens
Daily Dunklin Democrat - Kennett,Missouri,USA
Randy Carter of the street department informed the council the new street sweeper had arrived. "I think it will serve the city well for a number of years to ...
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2008-10-07T19:23:00.002-05:00

Council hears proposals on keeping Moberly neat
Moberly Monitor Index - Moberly,MO,USA
Tom Sanders, director of public works, said if the street sweeper follows directly behind the parade and picks up the manure while it is fresh, ...
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Blowing Leaves into Street Gutters Illegal, Unsafe
Lawn & Landscape - Cleveland,OH,USA
... but they do not pick up leaves, Ryan said. "Most of the time, they will be pushed (by the street sweeper) back onto your yard or your neighbor's yard."
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Assistance may be available for county projects
Laurel Leader Call - Laurel,MS,USA
... approved the $35995 purchase of a self-propelled broom (street sweeper); received a one-year guarantee on new lunch stands at the fairgrounds; ...
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2008-10-06T08:31:00.001-05:00

County proposal aims to keep leaves out of streets, lakes
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA
Ron Rieder, public works director in Verona, said the city can clear all of its streets every week with a hay stacker and street sweeper, which requires ...
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Life in Cuba: One town's experiment gives peso real value
The Canadian Press - BAYAMO, Cuba
Ana Luisa Gonzalez earns 225 pesos a month as a street sweeper on Paseo. Her son works at a tampon factory. A portion of his pay comes in convertible pesos. ...
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Thieves steal truck batteries
Peninsula Daily - Port Angeles,WA,USA
11, two batteries were discovered stolen from a county roads crew street sweeper. Ross Tyler, county engineer, said thieves can get about $80 for the ...
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2008-09-30T18:44:00.001-05:00

Redevelopment, taxes key issues, Bound Brook council candidates say
Scarlet Scuttlebutt - East Brunswick,NJ,USA
... to look at outsourcing tasks that would be more cost effective for a private company to do, as they did by hiring a street sweeper company this year. ...
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'Changes' seen as city looks to 2009 budget issues
Siftings Herald - Arkadelphia,AR,USA
Bolt advised the board that the street department is in need of a sidearm mower and a street sweeper, both of which are costing more in repairs as they get ...
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